Focused on Change: Corporate Social Responsibility

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FOCUSED ON
CHANGE
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

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Diversity
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Kirkland & Ellis is committed to excellence. In that pursuit, we bring determination,
creativity and enthusiasm to help our clients solve challenges and further their
business goals. We bring the same passion and energy to the way we run our
business, including our commitment to improving our communities and the
legal profession.
We believe we have a duty to:
• provide legal services without charge to those who cannot afford counsel;
• support communities through monetary gifts to charitable and law-related
organizations through the Kirkland & Ellis Foundation;
• embrace and promote diversity, both within the Firm and the legal profession
as a whole; and
• reduce the Firm’s environmental impact and prioritize sustainability for the
planet’s future.
To fulfill these duties, our attorneys and staff devote significant time and energy
to various professional and personal causes, which they support in a variety of
ways, with the resources of our Firm behind them.
We have seen the power and influence of our advocacy, dedication and
compassion. This publication shares and celebrates those efforts in the
corporate social responsibility sphere.
We hope you will join us in our pursuit of excellence as we continue striving to
effect meaningful change.
JEFFREY C. HAMMES, P.C.
Chairman, Global Management Executive Committee
FOCUSED ON CHANGE
A LETTER FROM THE GLOBAL MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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Kirkland is focused on
PROFESSIONAL
RESPONSIBILITY

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The National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) presented Kirkland with a Beacon of Justice Award at its NLADA Exemplar Award Dinner,
held on June 26, 2014, in Washington, D.C. The Beacon of Justice Award recognizes law firms that have created and implemented innovative
strategies to increase access to legal representation.
Founded in 1911, NLADA is the oldest and largest nonprofit association in the United States that aims to provide legal services to those who cannot
afford representation. Pictured are Kirkland litigation partner Jennifer Levy and Jo-Ann Wallace, president and chief executive officer of NLADA.

In 2014, Kirkland attorneys devoted a record-breaking 117,106 hours to representing
organizations and individuals in pro bono matters — some representing classes
of individuals, some involving significant legal issues, and all important to the
people and organizations represented. Kirkland is proud of the attorneys and
staff members who commit considerable time and energy to the Firm’s pro
bono clients.
Kirkland is committed to providing legal services without charge to those who
cannot afford counsel with the goals of improving clients’ lives, bettering
communities and deepening our own professional experience.
Kirkland encourages its attorneys at all levels, from senior partners to summer
associates, to include pro bono work as part of their practices. The Firm treats
pro bono work equivalently with billable client work in performance reviews
and for compensation purposes. Moreover, the Firm insists that pro bono
clients receive the same quality legal representation as other clients. Kirkland
devotes substantial resources, including financial support, to boosting its
attorneys’ pro bono efforts.
The following pages highlight a small sample of Kirkland’s award-winning pro
bono work, which includes immigration law, disability rights, civil rights, prisoner
rights, death penalty cases and criminal appeals, guardianship, veterans’
benefits, and the representation of nonprofit organizations, among other areas.
PRO BONO DEDICATION
117,106
hours
dedicated to
pro bono in 2014
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“Kirkland effects positive, significant changes in our
pro bono clients’ lives and within communities. We are
proud of our attorneys’ passion for providing legal
services to those in need.”
MARJORIE LINDBLOM and TOM YANNUCCI
Of Counsel and Partner, Litigation
Co-chairs, Firmwide Pro Bono Management Committee

Kirkland Sponsors Equal Justice Works
Fellowships
In 2014, Kirkland co-sponsored four Equal Justice Works
Fellowships with clients Aon, Avis Budget Group,
Medtronic and Raytheon Company. In Chicago, fellow
Karla Altmayer worked at the Legal Assistance
Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago on the Agricultural
Women’s Advocacy Project, and fellow Aimee Rodriguez
works at Equip for Equality, representing Cook County
Juvenile Court youth with disabilities. New York fellow
Colleen Manwell worked at the Neighborhood Defender
Service of Harlem, representing women and children
with psychiatric disabilities. Washington, D.C., fellow
Tiffany Kelley works at the National Veterans Legal
Services Program, helping to address the needs of
veterans who survived military sexual trauma and need
assistance in obtaining disability benefits.
The Public Interest Law Initiative
Each year, Kirkland funds multiple postgraduate
fellowships as part of the Firm’s commitment to the
Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI), an organization with
a mission to cultivate a lifelong commitment to public
interest law and pro bono service within the Illinois legal
community. The fellowships allow incoming Kirkland
lawyers to work at public interest legal aid organizations
across Chicago while studying for the bar exam. The
legal aid organizations help clients become citizens, buy
homes, adopt children, secure disability benefits and
gain asylum, among many other achievements. Kirkland
sponsors approximately 30 PILI Fellows every year, the
most of any law firm in Chicago.
Kirkland & Ellis Justice Fellowship
The Firm endows the Kirkland & Ellis Justice Fellowship,
a two-year fellowship to the Disability Rights Legal
Center (DRLC) in Los Angeles. The fellow is selected on
the basis of personal integrity and the potential to make
a positive contribution toward enhancing the civil rights
of people with disabilities; the fellow pursues public
interest work as a DRLC staff attorney.
New York City Public Service Fellowships
Kirkland’s New York office annually awards Public
Service Fellowships to outstanding law school graduates
from Columbia Law School and the New York University
School of Law for a year of public service work aimed at
addressing unmet legal needs in New York City.
The 2014 recipients are Naz Ahmad from Columbia and
Shlomit Cohen from NYU. Naz works with the Creating
Law Enforcement Accountability & Responsibility Project
to investigate and defend against improper police
surveillance and racial profiling practices of Muslim
communities by federal and state authorities. Shlomit
works with The Bronx Defenders to represent parents
with mental illness in abuse, neglect and termination of
parental rights proceedings in Bronx Family Court.
Kirkland & Ellis Pro Bono Fellowship Program
Kirkland began its fifth annual Kirkland & Ellis Pro Bono
Fellowship Program in conjunction with the University of
Chicago Law School in June 2014. The program provides
a unique opportunity for students to gain practical
experience in a law firm setting while engaging in public
interest work during the summer following their first
year of law school.
Each fellow worked as an intern at a legal aid provider
with which Kirkland has had a longstanding relationship,
and works with Firm attorneys on pro bono matters
referred from that legal aid provider. The 2014 pro bono
fellows worked with Equip for Equality, Lawyers for the
Creative Arts, the Better Government Association and
the National Immigrant Justice Center.
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“My Equal Justice Works
Fellowship allows me to
serve those who have
served this country and,
as a fellow veteran, to
continue to work
alongside my sisters and
brothers at arms.”
TIFFANY KELLEY
2014 Equal Justice Works Fellow

AWARDS
The National Law Journal’s
2014 Pro Bono Hot List
Kirkland was one of 10 law firms
named to The National Law
Journal’s 2014 Pro Bono Hot List,
which recognizes law firms that
made exemplary contributions in
providing access to justice. The
Firm was recognized for its
marriage equality work. This is
the second time Kirkland has
been named to the Pro Bono Hot
List; the Firm first made the list
in 2012, when it was recognized
for its work representing New
York City charter schools.
Leading Law Firm for
Pro Bono
Who’s Who Legal named
Kirkland one of 10 Leading Law
Firms for Pro Bono in 2014. The
list includes firms that are paving
the way in terms of their
approach to pro bono, and that
have achieved senior buy-in
across the organization,
generated significant change
and selected projects that
leverage the skills of the lawyers
at the firm.
Kirkland attorneys are multitalented,
with many pursuing passions outside
of law. For proof, look no further than
Jonathan Shapiro.
Shapiro, former of counsel in Kirkland’s
Los Angeles office, focused his practice
on entertainment and media litigation.
He is a former federal prosecutor and
member of the Commission on
Impartial Courts. He also happens to
be an award-winning writer and
producer for television, including for
the classic law-themed ABC series,
“The Practice” and “Boston Legal.”
Throughout his 15 years of Hollywood
experience, Shapiro has worked with
many famous actors and actresses.
But those celebrities can’t hold a
candle to one of his recent film
project’s stars: former U.S. Supreme
Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
“She was a brilliantly prepared, poised
performer,” Shapiro said. “And much
like the actors and actresses I’ve
worked with over the years, she
demanded several takes.”
Justice O’Connor lent her talent as
narrator for Shapiro’s “Fair and Free,”
an Emmy-winning film that serves as
the centerpiece of the National
Association of Women Judges’
(NAWJ) Informed Voters Project
(IVP). The IVP is an ongoing voter
education initiative that aims to teach
civics to a broad audience, with a
special emphasis on traditionally
underserved communities.
“There’s a woeful ignorance on the
part of most Americans about what
the judicial branch does, and it’s
incredibly dangerous,” Shapiro said.
“The IVP aims to address this problem.”
In August 2013, NAWJ member Judith
McConnell, administrative presiding
justice for the California Court of
Appeal, Fourth Appellate District,
Division One, contacted Shapiro to
see whether Kirkland would be
interested in helping with the IVP on a
pro bono basis. Shapiro proposed a
film project that would focus on what
courts do and why it matters.
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Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor narrates in Jonathan Shapiro’s Emmy-
winning film, “Fair and Free.”

“I wanted to become involved because,
as lawyers, we have an important role
to play in filling the gaps in our civic
education,” Shapiro said. “Lawyers are
educators, and that’s a responsibility
we should embrace.”
For the next nine months, Shapiro and
his Kirkland team worked tirelessly on
the film. Shapiro lined up a production
company and director willing to offer
their services for free. Kirkland lawyers
ensured that the film production
complied with all relevant guild
production contracts. Kirkland was
also part of a larger legal team that
advised the NAWJ on licensing issues
involving the IVP logo and related
materials and helped navigate
copyright fair use questions.
Shapiro took care to write a script
that would simply and effectively
explain the power, purpose and
promise of the country’s court
systems in a modern context. He had
envisioned Justice O’Connor narrating
the film and was delighted when she
enthusiastically accepted the role.
The film was nationally televised,
featured on various state bar websites,
and promoted online and in schools.
“Jonathan’s creativity and vision
shaped a powerful educational piece
that has served as the cornerstone of
NAWJ’s dynamic new Informed Voters
Project,” said Marie Komisar, executive
director of the NAWJ. “The film is a
vital civic education and outreach tool
about the importance of fair and
independent courts in our democratic
system of government.”
The film also generated meaningful
publicity for the NAWJ that resulted in
new partnerships with public
education initiatives and donations to
the IVP that were sufficient to
ultimately cover the film’s entire
production and distribution costs.
“Fair and Free” made a powerful
impression — so much so that it won
an Emmy Award for Best Short
Form/PSA at the National Capital
Chesapeake Bay Chapter’s Emmy
Awards held in June 2014 in
Washington, D.C. Shapiro also
received a separate Emmy nomination
for his script.
For Shapiro, the film was among the
most deeply satisfying pro bono
initiatives of his career.
“Being part of such a critically
important project was incredible,” he
said. “And even more so than winning
an Emmy for the film, I was proud to
work alongside the justices of
California and Justice O’Connor to
help fulfill their mission.”
“Fair and Free” is the first of what
Shapiro hopes to be a library of free
civics videos for use by schools,
organizations and court systems. View
the film at www.ivp.nawj.org.
PROBONO
“This Emmy Award-winning film is a
testament to Kirkland’s truly innovative
commitment to social responsibility
within the legal community.”
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MARIE KOMISAR
Executive Director, NAWJ

From the very beginning of their legal
careers, Kirkland attorneys benefit
from an array of Firm training and
development programs that deepen
their skills and expand opportunities
within their practice groups, the Firm
and the legal community.
But not all attorneys are so lucky to
have exposure to such rich training
programs.
“Legal aid attorneys typically don’t
have access to this type of training,”
said Julie LaEace, Firmwide director
of pro bono legal services at Kirkland.
“They often need to learn skills and
processes on the fly.”
LaEace sits on the Chicago Bar
Foundation’s (CBF) advisory
committee for the Legal Aid Academy,
a pro bono program that aims to
improve training and professional
development opportunities for the
more than 300 legal aid attorneys in
the Chicago area who service more
than 1.3 million low-income residents.
In spring 2014, Kelly Tautges, director
of pro bono and court advocacy at
CBF, mentioned to LaEace that many
of the legal aid attorneys with whom
she works through CBF were asking
for deposition skills training.
LaEace knew Kirkland could help. The
Firm’s renowned Kirkland Institute for
Trial Advocacy (KITA), an internal
litigation skills training series that
includes lectures, workshops and mock
jury trials, could easily be modified to
fit CBF’s needs.
Kirkland’s internal training and
development team and former
litigation partner Terry Dee, who was
a member of the Firm’s Pro Bono
Management Committee and a pro
bono coordinator for the Chicago
office, worked with CBF to create a
deposition skills training program
tailored for Chicago-area legal aid
attorneys. Just like KITA, the CBF legal
aid training would be an interactive
experience, complete with authentic
details such as actors portraying
witnesses and real court reporters
who would transcribe the testimony.
LEGAL AID SUPPORT
AWARDS
Legal Aid Society Pro Bono
Publico Award
Kirkland received a 2014 Pro
Bono Publico Award from the
Legal Aid Society for outstanding
service to the society and its
clients. The award recognizes the
outstanding work of volunteer
lawyers, law firms, corporations
and other professionals who
support the society and/or
participate in its pro bono
program by providing exceptional
legal services to low-income New
Yorkers. The society recognized
Kirkland at an awards event in
October 2014 in New York.
Law360 Pro Bono Firm
of 2014
In 2014, for the second year in a
row, Kirkland was named a
Law360 Pro Bono Firm of the
Year. The Firm was among the
list of 20 firms recognized by
Law360 as having gone “above
and beyond for their pro bono
clients over the past year.”
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The team quickly developed a
curriculum and recruited 11 Kirkland
partners to be instructors and
coaches for the training. Over two
days in May 2014, 43 Chicago-area
legal aid attorneys gathered in
Kirkland’s Chicago office for the
free course.
Kirkland collaborated with 12 senior
legal aid attorneys to lead the training
program, which helped forge new
relationships in the Chicago legal
community.
“This training partnership between
legal aid and the Firm supported the
successful sharing of deposition skills,
tips and best practices that were
developed in a wide variety of
litigation settings,” said Kirkland
litigation partner Catherine Stahl,
who participated in the training.
Day one included lectures that
focused on taking and defending
depositions, as well as witness
preparation exercises. Day two
included four intensive deposition
exercises, after which training coaches
shared critiques.
“It was great to witness the legal aid
participants take full advantage of this
hands-on learning opportunity,” said
Stahl. “In the realistic deposition
setting, participants were able to try
new techniques, experiment with
styles of delivery and pick up some
practical tips they could incorporate
immediately into their practices. I was
proud to see the participants build
their skill sets and gain confidence as
they progressed through the
demonstrations and training modules.”
Intellectual property partner Craig
Leavell, who also participated in the
training, said the project was fulfilling
on many levels.
“I enjoyed learning about the
organizations supported by these
hardworking lawyers and was honored
to help them hone their skills,” he said.
“Their level of dedication to learning
and improving was inspiring.”
According to CBF’s executive director,
Bob Glaves, the program had a
tremendous, direct impact on the
legal aid attorney participants,
instructors and coaches — and an
even larger indirect impact on the
thousands of clients who the legal aid
attorneys will serve each year.
“Rarely do these attorneys have the
opportunity to participate in such a
high-quality, comprehensive skills
program due to budget constraints.
The feedback we received from
participants afterwards was uniformly
glowing,” Glaves said.
Kirkland plans to repeat the program
with CBF’s Legal Aid Academy in the
future.
“Kirkland’s leadership and commitment have been
instrumental in helping the CBF Legal Aid Academy provide
our community’s legal aid advocates with training and
professional development opportunities to help them most
effectively serve more people in need.”
PROBONO
BOB GLAVES
Executive Director, Chicago Bar Foundation
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On August 19, 2013, New Jersey Gov.
Chris Christie signed State Assembly
Bill A3371 into law, prohibiting licensed
therapists in the state from attempting
to change the sexual orientation of their
minor patients through “reparative” or
“gay-conversion” therapy.
Three days later, two therapists who
run faith-based counseling centers
that purport to offer counseling that
can change a patient’s sexual
orientation, as well as the National
Association for Research and Therapy
of Homosexuality and the American
Association of Christian Counselors —
organizations that provide similar
services — sued Gov. Christie and
other state officials, alleging that the
law violated their First Amendment
rights to free speech and free exercise
of religion.
Soon after that, David Flugman, a
Kirkland litigation partner, received a
call from Shannon Minter, legal
director of the National Center for
Lesbian Rights (NCLR), a nonprofit
civil rights organization that has had a
longstanding relationship with Kirkland.
Minter asked Flugman if Kirkland would
be interested in representing Garden
State Equality — the largest civil
rights organization in New Jersey and
the primary sponsor of the legislation
— in its effort to intervene and defend
the constitutionality of the law.
Flugman was on board. “This issue is
particularly important because it
strikes at the very heart of the LGBT
community,” he said. “To claim that
you can turn someone from gay to
straight is an assault on an important
component of an LGBT person’s
identity and has been long discredited
by the medical community as
quackery.”
Flugman quickly assembled a pro bono
team comprising lawyers from
Kirkland’s New York and Washington,
D.C., offices, including members of the
LGBT community as well as allies who
were equally committed to seeing
New Jersey’s law upheld.
Within a two-week period (which
included the Labor Day holiday and
the Jewish High Holidays), the group
drafted and filed motions for
intervention and summary judgment.
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AWARD
Immigration Equality 2014
Safe Haven Pro Bono Award
Immigration Equality named
Kirkland a 2014 Safe Haven Pro
Bono Award winner. The award
recognizes law firms that have
gone above and beyond to win
safe refuge for LGBT and HIV-
positive asylum seekers. Kirkland
has served Immigration
Equality’s asylum clients for
nearly a decade. In 2013, Kirkland
represented refugees before the
asylum office and in immigration
court. Kirkland also won asylum
for the first transgender Russian
asylum seeker accepted into the
pro bono program, who was
honored at Immigration
Equality’s awards event in May
2014 in New York City.
Kirkland intellectual property partner Jordan Heinz (left) and litigation associate Dmitriy Tishyevich,
who represented couples in the Indiana marriage equality case.

The hard work paid off. In November
2013, a district court granted Garden
State Equality’s motion to intervene
and dismissed the lawsuit in its
entirety. The plaintiffs appealed an
hour after the decision issued.
Flugman argued the case before the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third
Circuit, a fulfilling moment for him.
“Standing before the appellate panel,
I certainly felt the importance of this
issue both as a matter of constitutional
law, and as an element of the larger
movement for LGBT rights,” he said.
In September 2014, a three-judge panel
of the Third Circuit unanimously upheld
the district court’s dismissal, finding
that New Jersey had acted lawfully to
further its compelling interest in
“protecting its citizens from ineffective
or harmful professional services” like
those advocated by the plaintiffs.
The Third Circuit’s decision in the
case, King v. Governor of the State
of New Jersey, sets an important
precedent and follows the Ninth
Circuit’s decision to uphold
California’s nearly identical ban on
gay-conversion therapy — the only
other ban to have been challenged in
court to date. As of today, only New
Jersey, California and the District of
Columbia have enacted such bans,
but they are under consideration in
more than a dozen states.
Kirkland devoted more than 1,300 pro
bono hours to King. But the Firm’s
dedication to this cause is far from
over. Flugman’s team and the NCLR
are presently opposing the King
plaintiffs’ petition to the Supreme
Court and are also representing
Garden State Equality in a companion
case brought by a New Jersey couple
who wish to subject their minor son to
the therapies banned by the New
Jersey law. In April 2015, the Third
Circuit rejected the couple’s challenge
to the King decision.
“The decision in King is a milestone
that we hope will not only safeguard
the law New Jersey passed, but
provide reassurance to other states as
they consider similar bans,” Flugman
said. “In the end, what these laws are
really about is protecting vulnerable
children from the real harm that these
practices entail. Just as marriage
equality has gained widespread
acceptance with the American people,
we hope that results like the one here
will spur greater awareness of this
important issue and result in more
states following New Jersey’s lead.”
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MARRIAGE EQUALITY
Kirkland achieved two important victories for marriage equality in 2014.
In an Illinois case, same-sex couples wished to marry under the marriage-equality
law Gov. Pat Quinn signed in November 2013, but procedural rules delayed such
marriages until June 2014. Kirkland and Lambda Legal filed suit on behalf of a
class of couples who wished to marry and a temporary restraining order (TRO)
on behalf of a subclass of couples facing terminal illness. The district court
granted the TRO, permitting the subclass to marry immediately, followed by
summary judgment for the broader class on February 21, permitting all same-
sex couples to marry immediately.
In an Indiana case, Kirkland and Lambda Legal represented same-sex couples who
argued that the state’s same-sex marriage ban was unconstitutional. A district
court granted summary judgment, and on September 4, 2014, the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the decision. Couples began marrying in
October after the Supreme Court denied Indiana’s petition for writ of certiorari.
AWARD
Centro Legal de la Raza
Pro Bono Champion Award
Kirkland received the Pro Bono
Champion Award from Centro
Legal de la Raza at the
organization’s 45th Anniversary
Gala in April 2014 in Oakland,
California. Kirkland has provided
thousands of pro bono hours to
Centro Legal’s clients since
partnering with the
organization in 2010. Centro
Legal provides free or low-cost,
bilingual, culturally sensitive
legal aid, community education
and advocacy for low-income
residents of the Bay Area.

Chaos theory’s butterfly effect dictates
that a seemingly small event can make
a significant, oftentimes larger,
impression down the road. Kirkland
corporate partner Christopher Field
experienced this concept firsthand
through a transactional pro bono
project he worked on for one year.
“The work we did — which outwardly
may have appeared like dry, routine
contract drafting — had a very
meaningful, real-world consequence,”
he said.
The project in which Field and former
associate James Brenton participated
began in May 2013, when Impetus-
Private Equity Foundation
(Impetus-PEF) contacted Kirkland
about a new pro bono opportunity.
Impetus-PEF provides U.K. charities
with management support, pro bono
assistance and funding. Kirkland was
one of the organization’s first legal
partners and has provided pro bono
assistance — in the form of contract
reviews, legal restructures, intellectual
property reviews, corporate
partnership agreement drafts, due
diligence and social investment
structure — to its charities since 2007.
Over the years, Kirkland has donated
more than £670,000 and hundreds of
pro bono hours to Impetus-PEF.
Approximately 55 Firm employees
have worked on more than 40 charity
projects, contributed to social
investment programs and served as
committee members.
That May, Impetus-PEF was seeking
help with transactional work for one
of the charities in its portfolio,
IntoUniversity. The charity provides
academic support for disadvantaged
students through 18 learning centers,
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“I like to think that there are students
whose entire trajectory through life has
changed because of our little bit of work.”
CHRISTOPHER FIELD
Partner, Corporate

located in London, Nottingham,
Bristol, Oxford, Brighton and Leeds.
The learning centers provide a stable,
inspiring environment for more than
15,000 students who visit after school
to work closely with trained tutors.
The charity’s goal is to help steer
disadvantaged students toward
university or other noble aspirations.
Partnerships with universities are
imperative for IntoUniversity’s growth,
and the charity sought help in laying
the groundwork for additional
partnerships.
The request for help piqued Field’s
interest. He mentioned the
opportunity to his wife, who works in
higher education, and she agreed that
the project sounded like a great way
to help expand access to education.
“IntoUniversity gives opportunities to
students who are smart and driven
and want to succeed,” he said. “If our
aim as a Firm — and within the
greater legal profession as a whole —
is to have the best possible lawyers,
we must ensure we’re recruiting from
the broadest possible pool of people
from a variety of backgrounds. This
charity helps to widen that pool.”
Over the next year, Field and Brenton
tackled the job of drawing up
IntoUniversity’s legal agreements for
its university partnerships. They
identified and clarified the risks the
charity could face in specific instances
and addressed these while creating a
comprehensive template that
IntoUniversity can use to launch
future negotiations with prospective
partner universities.
While Field’s work may have seemed
superficially mundane, his knowledge
and project execution played a key
role in IntoUniversity’s expansion and
will have a lasting impact.
On June 5, 2014, Impetus-PEF
recognized Kirkland for its longtime
pro bono commitment and Field and
Brenton’s IntoUniversity work with a
nomination for the Pro Bono Project
of the Year at the organization’s 2014
Transforming Lives Awards, which
recognized the outstanding
contribution of time and expertise
made by individuals.
“It’s the dramatic pro bono cases that
make the headlines but, behind the
scenes, day in, day out, Kirkland
lawyers are quietly giving their time
and expertise for transactional
projects such as these,” said Gemma
Bruton, pro bono manager at
Impetus-PEF. “We are immensely
grateful for their contribution.”
Field is proud of his work and the
difference it has made for
IntoUniversity, as well as the students
it serves.
“We helped to build the foundation
for the project,” he said. “I like to think
that there are students whose entire
trajectory through life has changed
because of our little bit of work.”
PROBONO
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AWARDS
Urban Justice Center
Ally for Justice Award
The Community Development
Project of Urban Justice Center
presented Kirkland with the
2014 Ally for Justice Award. The
Firm was honored for its
outstanding pro bono work
advocating on behalf of New
York communities striving for
social and economic justice.
Kirkland was honored at Urban
Justice Center’s annual
celebration in September 2014.
Advancement in Animal
Law Pro Bono Achievement
Award
The Animal Legal Defense Fund
(ALDF) awarded Kirkland with
the 2014 ALDF Advancement in
Animal Law Pro Bono
Achievement Award. The award
recognizes the Firm’s
dedication, expertise and
commitment of pro bono hours
in helping the ALDF achieve its
mission to protect the lives and
advance the interests of animals
through the legal system.

In 1993, President Bill Clinton signed
the National Voter Registration Act
into law, aiming to simplify and
standardize federal voter registration
across the country and increase the
number of registered voters. But more
than 20 years later, some voters are
facing new hurdles in exercising one
of our democracy’s most basic rights.
The National Mail Voter Registration
Form, which streamlines the voter-
registration process for federal
elections, requires potential voters to
swear on penalty of perjury that they
are U.S. citizens. But in August 2013,
the states of Arizona and Kansas filed
suit in Kansas seeking to force the
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
(EAC) to add a documentary proof of
citizenship requirement to the federal
registration form that would force
registrants to provide paperwork,
such as a birth certificate, supporting
their citizenship claims.
Represented by Kirkland and the
Brennan Center for Justice at the New
York University School of Law, the
League of Women Voters, a
nonpartisan political organization that
encourages informed and active
government participation, and its
Arizona and Kansas affiliates,
intervened in the case — Kobach v.
United States Election Assistance
Commission — in support of the EAC.
The League, along with other
organizations opposed to the states’
efforts, argued that the EAC’s rejection
of the states’ proposed changes to
the federal registration form was
procedurally and constitutionally
appropriate, consistent with the
National Voter Registration Act, and
supported by the evidence before the
Commission. Moreover, the proposed
change to the federal form was an
unnecessary burden that would
adversely affect minorities, the poor,
older adults and students attending
college in the states.
Kirkland litigation partner Jon Janow
was a member of the Kirkland team
VOTING RIGHTS
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AWARDS
NVLSP Pro Bono Partner
of 2014
Kirkland was named the National
Veterans Legal Services Program’s
(NVLSP) Pro Bono Partner of
2014. The award recognizes
Kirkland attorneys’ pro bono
veterans assistance work,
including research projects,
federal litigations and U.S. Court
of Appeals for Veterans Claims
matters. Kirkland also co-sponsors
the NVLSP’s Equal Justice Works
Fellowship program.
Washington Lawyers’
Committee for Civil Rights
and Urban Affairs Fair
Housing Project Award
The Washington Lawyers’
Committee for Civil Rights and
Urban Affairs awarded Kirkland
the Fair Housing Project
Outstanding Achievement Award
at the 2014 Wiley A. Branton
Awards Luncheon on June 18,
2014, in Washington, D.C. The
annual event honors outstanding
achievements of individuals,
clients and organizations who
have worked with the
committee.

that worked on the case. Having
worked in the Department of Justice’s
Civil Rights Division’s appellate
section prior to attending law school,
Janow had worked on several voting
rights cases and issues, and he
jumped at the opportunity to tap that
experience for this case.
“Voting rights impact so many people
and are a linchpin of our democracy,”
said Janow. “Unless the voters who
wish to participate in our system of
government can do so without
needless barriers, the democracy we
tell our children and the rest of the
world about is far less of a reality.”
Although the district court concluded
in March 2014 that the EAC had a
nondiscretionary duty to grant the
states’ requests, the EAC, the League
and several other voting rights groups
that had intervened in the case
appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals
for the Tenth Circuit.
On November 7, 2014, a panel for the
Tenth Circuit unanimously agreed with
the League’s position, concluding that
the EAC acted properly in determining
that documentary proof of citizenship
was not necessary for the states to
enforce their respective voter
qualifications.
“Kirkland’s efforts resulted in a victory
for our clients — and the voters of
Arizona and Kansas — before the
Tenth Circuit,” said Wendy Weiser,
director of the Democracy Program at
the Brennan Center for Justice.
“Through its work in this case,
Kirkland has helped tens of thousands
of voters in Arizona and Kansas and
bolstered Congress’ efforts to ensure
that American elections remain free,
fair and accessible. We are grateful to
work with such a brilliant, strategic
and committed team of lawyers and
are certain that their work contributed
significantly to the favorable outcome
in the case.”
PROBONO
AWARD
NYLAG Pro Bono Law Firm
of the Year
The New York Legal Assistance
Group (NYLAG) named Kirkland
the Pro Bono Law Firm of the
Year. The Firm, a longstanding
NYLAG pro bono partner, was
honored at the agency’s 2014
Summer Pro Bono Celebration
on July 15, 2014, in New York
City. Kirkland was recognized
specifically for its work in family
law. The Firm created a signature
project to help clients seeking
divorce. Since the project’s
launch five years ago, Kirkland
has handled 40 uncontested
and simple divorces for low-
income clients. NYLAG also
recognized Kirkland’s
outstanding work with NYLAG’s
Mobile Legal Help Center, a
41-foot-long vehicle that travels
to sites around New York to
screen clients on matters
including public assistance fair
hearings and immigration.
Kirkland recently developed a
project to help elderly clients
complete health care proxies
and living wills on board the
vehicle.
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“Kirkland attorneys have provided top-notch
pro bono representation in this case, putting in
hundreds of hours and earning a leadership role
in the case with their excellent work and
strategic guidance.”
WENDY WEISER
Director, Democracy Program, Brennan Center for Justice

Youth aging out of the nation’s foster
care system are often victims of
identity theft — and Kirkland attorneys
are taking an active role in doing
something about it.
Kirkland intellectual property associate
Eric Cheng and former litigation
associate Diana Chang helped to
launch a program that aims to tackle
the identity theft problem pervading
the U.S. foster care system. Cheng
learned about the issue through the
Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, a
Bay Area nonprofit organization that
provides free legal services to Silicon
Valley individuals in need. Kirkland
works with the Law Foundation on
various pro bono projects.
“When foster youth go through the
system, their information is passed
through a lot of hands, and there’s an
opportunity for it to be stolen,” Cheng
said. “When these youth are looking
to establish credit and find jobs, the
last thing they need to be dealing
with is a problem like this.”
Chang was drawn to the opportunity
to help steer a vulnerable demographic
toward success. “This is a timely,
sensitive topic that’s happening in our
own community,” she said. “It could
be affecting the kid down the street.”
In November 2013, the Kirkland team
began working on the identity theft
project with the Legal Advocates for
Children & Youth (LACY), a subgroup
of the Law Foundation that focuses
on legal services initiatives for Bay
Area youth. The initial steps were to
establish a project plan that would
enable Kirkland lawyers to take on
referrals — transition-aged youth,
usually between ages 14 and 24 —
emancipating from the foster care
system who suspect they’ve been
victims of identity theft. To create the
plan, Cheng and Chang worked with
LACY to gather training materials and
procedures from similar identity theft
projects in Los Angeles and other
municipalities and leveraged them to
form their own processes.
Cheng and Chang, along with Kirkland
intellectual property partner John
Edwards, also worked closely with the
Firm’s leadership teams to lay the
YOUTH
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AWARD
KIND Allegiance Award
Kirkland received an Allegiance
Award from Kids in Need of
Defense (KIND) at the
organization’s 5th Anniversary
Benefit Dinner Gala, “Coming
Together for Children Alone,” in
April 2014 in New York. The
award was given to Kirkland for
providing thousands of hours of
pro bono representation to
unaccompanied children referred
to KIND, which ensures that
unaccompanied children have
legal counsel in their deportation
proceedings. KIND has assisted
more than 6,000 children since
2009. Several children who
found pro bono representation
through KIND, including a
Kirkland client, spoke at the
event and shared their stories of
why they left their home
countries alone and their
experiences coming to the
United States.

project groundwork, including
creating the program infrastructure
and clearing conflicts.
“I’m proud that the Firm leadership is
100 percent behind us in this
initiative,” Cheng said.
Not long after creating the program,
the team had its first referral. Since
then, Kirkland has received several
more referrals for youth throughout
the Bay Area from the San Jose,
Modesto and Oakland regions. Eight
associates and two partners from
Kirkland’s Palo Alto and San Francisco
offices are working on these cases.
According to Allison Barnum, the Law
Foundation’s pro bono manager,
Kirkland’s identity theft project has
helped to strengthen LACY’s mission
and outreach.
“Kirkland has been an invaluable
partner in our effort to address this
component of our clients’ financial
security, which impacts such crucial
things as their ability to rent an
apartment, open accounts for utilities,
and get a job as they enter adulthood
and have to take care of themselves,”
Barnum said.
The project has been a unique pro
bono experience for Kirkland
attorneys, particularly with regard to
client relationships.
“Many of the foster youth we work with
are experiencing a difficult transition
into adulthood and independence,”
Chang said. “Working with a different
age group and community than I am
accustomed to in pro bono work, I’ve
learned to think critically about how
we can best serve them while keeping
in mind that everyone’s coming from a
different place.”
Kirkland is committed to driving the
continued success of the project.
“Our work here is ongoing, and we’re
excited to really run with it and build
toward something bigger,” Cheng
said. “We see the scope and effect of
this project being wide and great.”
“Kirkland recognized the importance of this
problem and has devoted significant time and
resources to solving it.”
PROBONO
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ERIC CHENG
Associate, Intellectual Property
AWARD
Lawyers’ Committee for
Better Housing Volunteer
of the Year Award
Kirkland received the Lawyers’
Committee for Better Housing
(LCBH) Volunteer of the Year
award in 2014. The Firm was
specifically recognized for its
work in conjunction with LCBH
and the South Austin
Community Coalition,
representing the Rosemoor
Tenants’ Union in its lawsuit
against the Rosemoor Hotel, a
single-room-occupancy building
on the Near West Side of
Chicago. After facing retaliation
from the landlord for reporting
illegal construction and seeking
assistance of counsel and a
community organizer, the union
won a temporary restraining
order against the hotel. On the
eve of trial, the union reached a
favorable settlement with the
landlord. The Volunteer of The
Year Award was presented in
October 2014 at the
organization’s annual reception
and awards ceremony.

PHILANTHROPY IN
THE COMMUNITY

“Kirkland is deeply committed to charitable giving. Through
the Kirkland & Ellis Foundation, we proudly support
organizations around the world that work to improve the
lives and futures of our fellow global citizens.”
The Kirkland & Ellis Foundation is the financial component of our Firm’s
corporate social responsibility efforts. Founded in 1982, the Foundation has
provided monetary support to charitable and law-related organizations
worldwide for more than 30 years. Firm partners fund the Foundation through
annual contributions, and Kirkland employees, associates and partners can have
their individual charitable contributions matched through the Foundation’s
employee matching program.
Each year, the Foundation supports hundreds of charitable efforts, many
primarily focused on groups that help improve the administration of legal
services. Additional funds are donated to organizations that enhance
communities through emergency relief, legal assistance, community services,
sustainability/conservation efforts, cultural awareness, health care initiatives,
youth programs, education opportunities and diversity sensitivity.
In 2014, the Foundation donated approximately $10 million to nearly
1,100 charitable organizations in the United States and around the world.
Profiled here are just a handful of those initiatives.
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VICKI HOOD
Partner, Employee Benefits
President and Director, Kirkland & Ellis Foundation
COMMUNITY DEDICATION
The Kirkland & Ellis Foundation
donated $10 million to charitable
organizations worldwide in 2014.

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1,100
charitable organizations
received funding from the Kirkland & Ellis Foundation in 2014
FOUNDATION

Equal Justice Works
Equal Justice Works believes that the
poorest and most vulnerable citizens
deserve the same access to justice and
quality legal representation as more
fortunate individuals. The nonprofit
organization is dedicated to creating
a just society by mobilizing the next
generation of lawyers committed to
equal justice. Equal Justice Works offers
a continuum of opportunities for law
students and lawyers that provide the
training and skills that enable them to
effectively represent underserved
communities and causes.
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil
Rights Under Law
Founded in 1963 at the request of
President John F. Kennedy, the Lawyers’
Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is
a civil rights organization that aims to
secure equal justice for all through the
rule of law, targeting in particular the
inequalities confronting African-
Americans and other racial and ethnic
minorities. Eight independently funded
and governed Lawyers’ Committees
operate in cities across the country and
address many of the same issues as the
national Lawyers’ Committee: voting
rights, employment discrimination, fair
housing and community development,
environmental health and justice, and
educational opportunity.
Public Counsel
Public Counsel is the nation’s largest
nonprofit law firm specializing in
delivering pro bono legal services.
Founded in 1970, Public Counsel
strives to achieve three main goals:
protecting the legal rights of
disadvantaged children; representing
immigrants who have been the victims
of torture, persecution, domestic
violence, trafficking and other crimes;
and fostering economic justice by
providing individuals and institutions in
underserved communities with access
to quality legal representation.
LEGAL
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British Red Cross
The British Red Cross is the U.K. branch
of the International Red Cross, a global
voluntary network responding to
conflicts, natural disasters and individual
emergencies. Formed in 1970, the
organization helps people in crisis,
whoever and wherever they are.
Donations to the British Red Cross help
pay for equipment and training or fund
special projects.
Navy SEAL Foundation, Inc.
The Navy SEAL Foundation provides
immediate and ongoing support and
assistance to the U.S. Naval Special
Warfare community and its families.
Established in 2000, the organization
provides a comprehensive set of
programs designed to improve health
and welfare, build and enhance resiliency,
empower and educate families, and
provide critical support during times of
illness, injury and loss. Donations to the
foundation go toward tragedy
assistance, family events, scholarships
and educational assistance, and
history preservation.
Robin Hood Foundation
The Robin Hood Foundation is New
York’s largest poverty-fighting
organization focused on finding, funding
and creating programs and schools that
generate meaningful results for families
in New York’s poorest neighborhoods.
Since its inception in 1988, Robin Hood
has raised more than $1.95 billion in
monetary contributions, goods and
services to provide hundreds of the most
effective soup kitchens, homeless
shelters, schools, job-training programs
and other vital services that give New
York’s neediest citizens the tools they
need to build better lives.
FOUNDATION
COMMUNITY
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“Your generosity sends a clear
message of unwavering support
to the Navy SEAL community.”
NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION, INC.

Global Wildlife Conservation
Global Wildlife Conservation funds vital
conservation work around the world.
The biodiversity-focused organization
aims to protect endangered species,
habitats and wildlands through
science-based ﬁeld action. Global
Wildlife Conservation brings together
scientists, conservationists,
policymakers and industry leaders to
ensure a collaborative approach to
species conservation. Donations to
Global Wildlife Conservation go toward
funding conservation initiatives in
more than 40 countries in Africa,
Asia, Australia, Central America and
South America.
Openlands
Founded in 1963, Openlands protects
the natural and open spaces of
northeastern Illinois and the
surrounding region to ensure cleaner air
and water, protect natural habitats and
wildlife, and help balance and enrich the
lives of individuals living in the region.
Openlands believes that protected
open space is critical for the quality of
life in the region. Kirkland’s donation
goes toward the largest annual
gathering of the greater Chicago
region’s conservation community.
Tusk Trust
For 25 years, Tusk Trust has initiated
and funded conservation, community
development and environmental
education programs across Africa that
aim to protect wildlife, alleviate poverty
through sustainable development and
educate rural communities. Donations
to Tusk Trust fund school equipment
and various wildlife and community-
building projects.
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“Your contribution directly supports
Openlands’ eﬀorts to bring people
together to protect and enhance
our region’s natural beauty.”
OPENLANDS

FOUNDATIONFOUNDATION
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Forever Young Foundation
The Forever Young Foundation, founded
in 1993 by former NFL player Steve Young,
serves children facing significant physical,
emotional and financial challenges. Funds
raised further the organization’s efforts to
provide academic, athletic and
therapeutic opportunities currently
unavailable to these children. The
foundation primarily focuses its efforts in
Northern California, Arizona, Utah and
Ghana. Development projects include
Forever Young Zones, which provide
technology and multimedia labs for those
living in underserved communities as well
as state-of-the-art interactive play areas
in children’s hospitals. The organization
has also partnered with the NFL in its
nationwide development of Youth
Education Town Centers in each Super
Bowl city. International initiatives include
the building and expansion of schools in
Ghana, as well as enhancing health,
educational and athletic opportunities for
Ghanaian youth.
Girls on the Run
Girls on the Run is dedicated to creating
a world where every girl knows and
activates her limitless potential and is
free to boldly pursue her dreams. The
organization teaches life skills through
interactive lessons and running games
that inspire and motivate girls, encourage
lifelong health and fitness, and build
confidence through accomplishment.
Kirkland sponsored a Washington, D.C.,
team of girls participating in the program.
U.S. Fund for UNICEF
The U.S. Fund for UNICEF supports
UNICEF’s work and other efforts in
support of the world’s children through
fundraising, advocacy and education in
the United States. UNICEF aims to
protect children’s rights, help them meet
their basic needs and expand their
opportunities to reach their full potential.
The organization works in more than
190 countries and territories around the
world. Kirkland’s contribution to the U.S.
Fund for UNICEF supports The Eliminate
Project, which aims to eliminate maternal
and neonatal tetanus worldwide.
YOUTH

Citizens United for Research in
Epilepsy
Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy
(CURE) is the leading nongovernmental
agency committed to funding research in
epilepsy. The organization was founded
by Susan Axelrod, wife of political
consultant David Axelrod, and
a group of parents of children with
epilepsy who were frustrated with their
inability to protect their children from
seizures and the side effects of
medication. Since its inception in 1998,
CURE has been at the forefront of
epilepsy research, raising more than
$30 million to fund research and other
initiatives. CURE has funded grants for
more than 160 projects in 13 countries
around the world.
Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of
America
The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of
America is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven
organization dedicated to finding the
cures for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative
colitis, and to improve the quality of life
of children and adults affected by these
diseases. Since its founding in 1967, the
organization has invested more than
$168 million in research. It continues to
sponsor studies at major medical
institutions, support investigators at the
early stages of their careers and finance
underdeveloped areas of research.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
provides expert, compassionate care to
children and adults with cancer while
advancing the understanding, diagnosis,
treatment, cure, and prevention of
cancer and related diseases. As an
affiliate of Harvard Medical School and a
Comprehensive Cancer Center designed
by the National Cancer Institute, the
institute also provides training for new
generations of physicians and scientists,
designs programs that promote public
health, particularly among high-risk and
underserved populations, and
disseminates innovative patient therapies
and scientific discoveries worldwide.
Kirkland’s donation helps fund events
that support the institute’s cancer
research and treatment programs.
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“With your support,
we’ve been able to
serve more than
80,000 patients
and families who
are desperate for
information about
pancreatic cancer
and to learn about
cutting-edge
treatment options.”
PANCREATIC CANCER
ACTION NETWORK INC.

Almeida Theatre
London’s Almeida Theatre is committed
to ensuring that every child and young
person has the opportunity to access
its unique theater. Through Almeida
Projects, the theater delivers a broad
program of high-quality and innovative
activity for, by and with young people.
Almeida Projects’ work falls into four
key areas: schools and education,
participation and community, training
and advocacy, and the Almeida
Academy. Donations support
productions and Almeida Projects
programming.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
The central mission of the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is to
present classical music to Chicago,
national and international audiences.
The mission is supported by four
reinforcing elements: artistic excellence,
audience development, education and
ﬁnancial stability. Donations to the
CSO fund performances, tours, and
educational and community
engagement programs.
El Museo Del Barrio
Located in New York City, the mission
of El Museo del Barrio is to present and
preserve the art and culture of Puerto
Ricans and all Latin Americans in the
United States. Through its extensive
collections, varied exhibitions and
publications, bilingual public programs,
educational activities, festivals and
special events, El Museo educates its
diverse public in the richness of
Caribbean and Latin American arts and
cultural history. By introducing young
people to this cultural heritage,
El Museo is creating the next generation
of museum-goers, while satisfying the
growing interest in Caribbean and Latin
American art of a broad national and
international audience.
CULTURE & ARTS
FOUNDATION
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Everybody Wins! DC
Everybody Wins! DC is an organization
committed to bridging the literacy gap
between lower-income and higher-
income children. Everybody Wins! DC
pairs adult volunteers with at-risk
elementary school children, scheduling
reading sessions during their lunch
hours. In 2014, Everybody Wins! DC
served nearly 5,000 children in
36 low-income elementary schools.
Kirkland donations support training and
the purchase of much-needed supplies
to develop a love of reading among
thousands of underprivileged children.
Sponsors for Educational
Opportunity
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity
(SEO) provides educational and career
programs to young people from
underserved and underrepresented
communities to maximize their
opportunities for college and career
success. The organization comprises
three programs: SEO Scholars, a free,
eight-year academic program that gets
low-income public high school students
to and through college; SEO Career, a
summer internship and training program
for talented, underrepresented college
students of color, specializing in banking,
corporate leadership, law, private equity
and nonprofit; and SEO Alternative
Investments, an educational program
that broadens exposure to the
alternative investments industry for
students and professionals traditionally
underrepresented in the sector.
Kirkland’s donation helped to sponsor
SEO’s annual awards dinner.
Teach for America Inc.
Teach for America is a national teacher
corps comprising recent college
graduates who commit two years to
teach in underserved urban and rural
public schools. By enlisting the nation’s
most promising future leaders, Teach for
America aims to eliminate educational
inequity and expand opportunities for
students in low-income communities. In
the 2013-2014 school year, 11,000 corps
members reached more than
750,000 students. Donations to Teach
for America aid in the recruitment,
training and support of corps members
in the classroom and enable the
organization to continue its expansion
goals.
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LAW AND BUSINESS SCHOOLS
The Kirkland & Ellis Foundation
provides financial support to leading
law and business schools around the
country and abroad. A number of
schools have used our financial gifts
to fund law chairs, minority
scholarships and public service
fellows.
• Columbia School of Law
• Harvard Law School
• Northwestern University School
of Law
• Stanford Law School
• University of Chicago Law School
• University of Michigan Law School

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FOUNDATION
A Just Harvest
A Just Harvest’s mission is to fight
poverty and hunger in Chicago’s Rogers
Park neighborhood and the greater
Chicago community by providing
nutritious meals daily, cultivating
community and economic development,
and organizing across racial, cultural
and socioeconomic lines in order to
create a more just society. The
organization has been providing
nutritious meals to those in need for
more than 30 years and serves as many
as 200 people on any given night.
Her Justice
Her Justice engages the talent and
resources of New York City’s law firms,
bringing together committed lawyers
and determined women to secure
life-changing results. The organization
offers free legal services in family,
divorce and immigration law and
reaches women in all five boroughs of
New York City. Donations support the
organization’s legal services.
Minority Corporate Counsel
Association
The Minority Corporate Counsel
Association (MCCA) advocates for the
expanded hiring, retention and
promotion of minority attorneys in
corporate law departments and law
firms. MCCA publishes regular reports
to track the numbers of minorities and
women in corporate law departments.
These reports are widely used by law
firms to plan diversity initiatives.
Kirkland gives financial support to help
MCCA fund law school scholarships for
minority students.
DIVERSITY
“Your gift made a difference for the
tens of thousands of volunteers and
dozens of Chicago Public Schools
that participate in this meaningful,
high-impact day of service.”
CHICAGO CARES

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CHICAGO LAWYERS’ COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW
MELANOMA RESEARCH ALLIANCE
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
GLOBAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

STRENGTH
THROUGH
DIFFERENCE

Kirkland’s commitment to diversity has made the Firm more vital, more
competitive and better able to serve a broad and varied client base in complex
matters. Diversity at Kirkland transcends race, gender, age, ethnicity and sexual
orientation. Our attorneys boast rich and varied backgrounds, knowledge and
skills, and we value and encourage diversity with respect to each individual’s
work style, career path and experiences.
Kirkland continues to build and maintain a culture that values and gathers
strength from diﬀerence. To achieve this goal, a dedicated and active group of
partners and associates forms Kirkland’s Firmwide Diversity Committee. The
committee has racial/ethnic minority, gender and LGBT subcommittees to
ensure that Firm programs and policies address the needs of those particular
groups. Kirkland’s Diversity Integration Task Force also drives diversity into
existing work streams and facilitates Kirkland’s diversity leadership in the legal
industry.
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177
diversity
events
held Firmwide
in 2014
“At Kirkland, we believe our eﬀorts to promote
diversity and inclusion are ongoing. We continue
working to create new opportunities and programs
for our current and future diverse lawyers.”
BETH DEELEY
Partner, Litigation
Co-chair, Firmwide Diversity Committee

DIVERSITY
Top Firms for Diversity
The American Lawyer recognized Kirkland
as a top-scoring firm on its 2014 Diversity
Scorecard, an annual ranking of large U.S.
law firms according to their percentage of
minority attorneys and minority partners.
Best Places to Work for LGBT
Equality
Kirkland received a 100 percent score
on the Human Rights Campaign
2015 Corporate Equality Index, a
national benchmarking survey and
report on corporate policies and
practices related to LGBT workplace
equality. Kirkland has received a
100 percent score and recognition as
one of the “Best Places to Work for
LGBT Equality” for eight years in a row.
A-List Firms
Kirkland was named to The American
Lawyer’s 2014 A-List, which identifies the
country’s 20 most well-rounded law firms
measured by their success in four core
areas, including diversity. Kirkland was
also named to the A-List in 2013.
50 Best Law Firms for Women
Working Mother and Flex-Time Lawyers
named Kirkland to their 2014 list of the
50 Best Law Firms for Women. The list
honors U.S. law firms for their excellence
in creating flexibility and programs to
retain and advance women into the
leadership pipeline. Kirkland was also
named to the list in 2007, 2012 and 2013.
Top 10 Family Friendly Firms
Yale Law Women named Kirkland to its
2015 Top 10 Family Friendly Firms list.
The annual list examines family-
friendliness indicators such as part- and
flex-time options, caregiver leave
policies and childcare availability, and
indicators of gender equality in
partnership promotions and leadership
committees. Kirkland was also named to
the list in 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2014.
Top Firms for LGBT Equality
In 2014, for the fifth year in a row,
Equality Illinois recognized Kirkland as
one of 41 Illinois law firms leading the
way in providing a welcoming, fair work
environment for LGBT employees and
engaging with the LGBT community.
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(Left to right) Flex-Time Lawyers’ Deborah Epstein Henry, debt finance partner Linda Myers and Working
Mother Media’s Carol Evans at the 50 Best Law Firms for Women Awards.

Women’s Leadership Initiative
Kirkland’s Women’s Leadership Initiative
(WLI) promotes the recruitment,
retention and advancement of women
attorneys at the Firm and aims to
develop them into leaders within their
practice groups, the Firm, the legal
profession and the community. WLI
sponsored more than 80 programs
across the globe in 2014, including
networking events, discussions,
informational lunches and training
sessions. A Firmwide WLI Planning
Committee pairs senior women and
rising associate leaders to shape the
future of the Firm’s women’s initiatives.
Women Partners’ Retreat
In September 2014, Kirkland held the
Firm’s inaugural Women Partners’
Retreat. The event, hosted by the
Women’s Leadership Initiative, took
place in the Chicago oﬃce. The retreat
was facilitated by founder and president
of Flex-Time Lawyers, Deborah Epstein
Henry, and included networking with
members of the Global Management
Executive Committee, planning on
retention and promotion of women
attorneys, and discussions of proposed
strategies with a group of Kirkland
committee chairs.
Diversity Leadership Series
Kirkland’s Diversity Leadership Series
(DLS) provides formal training,
mentoring and leadership opportunities
for diverse attorneys via discussions,
informational lunches and training
sessions on topics of interest to
attorneys at the Firm. Aﬃnity groups for
African-American, Hispanic/Latino(a),
LGBT and Asian attorneys also provide a
network for diverse attorneys to
exchange ideas and develop
relationships within smaller group
settings. Such relationships serve to
enhance the Kirkland experience and
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INITIATIVES
“The retreat was a fantastic opportunity for
Kirkland’s women partners from around the
world to collaborate on initiatives and create
action plans to complete our objectives.”
ANNE SIDRYS
Partner, Litigation

increase the retention of talented
diverse attorneys. In 2014, the DLS
launched a semiannual “Path to
Success” videoconference speaker
series to give attorneys the opportunity
to meet and learn more about senior
leaders (both diverse and non-diverse)
and their practices. Speakers
participating in the series share stories
about their career paths while
advancing the diversity dialogue and
fostering new professional connections.
Kirkland also launched the Kirkland
Connection Series (KCS) in 2014, a
happy hour series hosted by senior
partners with diverse and women
associates in their practices.
Diversity Fellowship Program
The Kirkland & Ellis Diversity Fellowship
Program, one of the first of its kind,
offers stipends to second-year law
students who hold offers to join the
Firm’s summer associate program and
who have demonstrated how they will
contribute to Kirkland’s diversity
mission. Since 2004, Kirkland has
sponsored 130 Diversity Fellows with
grants totaling more than $2.1 million.
The Firm awarded fellowships to nine
law students in 2014. In 2014, Kirkland
also hosted multiple rising 2L receptions
to familiarize diverse law students with
the Firm’s various diversity initiatives
and opportunities. DIVERSITY
IN PHOTOS
Kirkland’s inaugural Women
Partners’ Retreat featured a
presentation by “Free Range
Kids” author Lenore Skenazy
(left) and various networking
events.
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“DLS events provide an opportunity for Kirkland to
draw upon the inspiration, thoughts and varied
experiences of our diverse lawyers in an effort to
enhance diversity and inclusion in the workplace.”
ATIF KHAWAJA
Partner, Litigation
Co-chair, Firmwide Diversity Committee

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ALLSA Initiative
Building upon a long history of
supporting diverse law student
organizations, Kirkland pioneered the
creation of a formal initiative to reach
out to diverse law students across the
country in 2008. The Firm calls the
program the ALLSA initiative, an
inclusive term reﬂective of its mission to
reach out to “all” racial, ethnic, women’s
and LGBT student associations at law
schools across the country. The ALLSA
initiative is designed to encourage a
sense of community among diverse
attorneys and law students, increase the
visibility of Kirkland’s diverse attorneys
on law school campuses, create
mentoring relationships with diverse
students and open unique conduits for
professional development. At the core
of ALLSA are 100 Kirkland liaisons who
have formed relationships with
67 diverse law student groups.
LCLD Partnerships
Kirkland supports the Leadership
Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) in
several ways. Kirkland attorneys serve
as LCLD City Leads in three markets,
acting as primary liaisons between
LCLD, local law school students and
administration, and attorney mentors in
their cities. Kirkland is also involved in
the annual 1L LCLD Scholars and Law
School Mentoring Programs as well as
the LCLD Fellows Program.
Legal Prep Charter Academies
Negotiations Program
In 2014, Kirkland partnered with client
Accenture, the Chicago Bar Association
and other law ﬁrms in Chicago to
“Kirkland’s ALLSA initiative allows our attorney
liaisons to forge rewarding ties with diverse
students across the country.”
KEVIN MORRIS
Partner, Corporate
Racial/Ethnic Subcommittee Lead, ALLSA Steering Committee

participate in the Legal Prep Charter
Academies Negotiations Program.
During this yearlong, schoolwide
mentoring program, students gain a
basic understanding of legal skills and
receive an opportunity to learn and
practice negotiation strategies from
legal professionals. Legal Prep is
Chicago’s first and only legal-themed
charter high school and serves a
student population that is more than
95 percent diverse and overwhelmingly
low-income. This program is one of
several diversity-related Kirkland client
partnerships.
Lavender Law
Thirty Kirkland attorneys from the
Firm’s Chicago, London, Los Angeles,
New York, San Francisco and
Washington, D.C., offices gathered in
New York in August 2014 for the
National LGBT Bar Association’s
Lavender Law Conference and Career
Fair. Kirkland attorneys led various
workshops and panels at the
conference. Kirkland also organized
related programming, including the
Firm’s second LGBT Affinity Group
Workshop. The workshop focused on
two primary goals: educating and
informing the LGBT Affinity Group on
the Firm’s relevant initiatives and
successes and soliciting candid
feedback on key topics, such as
recruitment, retention and cross-office
integration. Other Kirkland events
scheduled to coincide with the
conference included Kirkland’s annual
Firmwide LGBT dinner and a cocktail
reception for clients and potential
clients who attended the conference.
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“Kirkland’s Lavender Law programming
demonstrates our Firm’s innovative and exciting
approach to LGBT diversity issues.”
EDWARD SADTLER and TANA RYAN
Partners, Intellectual Property and Corporate
Co-chairs, LGBT Subcommittee
DIVERSITY
(Clockwise from left) Corporate
associate Dee Dee McKee participates
on a panel at the National Black Pre-
Law Conference & Law Fair; Kirkland
volunteers lead workshops for high
school students as part of the Street
Law Pipeline program; San Francisco
partners, associates and staff celebrate
Diwali; real estate associate Dustin
Paige (left) and litigation associate Tim
Pickert attend Kirkland’s Lavender Law
cocktail reception.

SUSTAINABILITY
FOR OUR FUTURE

Kirkland Green Teams
Kirkland’s Green Teams identify and implement many of the Firm’s sustainability
efforts. Resident in the Firm’s Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C., offices,
Kirkland’s Green Teams consist of attorneys and administrators from all areas of
the Firm. The teams meet regularly to identify ways to increase the environmental
efficiency of Kirkland’s internal functions and organize educational events for
employees. They also partner with external green organizations to advance the
Firm’s sustainability influence within local communities. Through this work,
Kirkland’s Green Teams keep the Firm’s green efforts current, varied and
responsive to requests from employees and clients alike.
Law Firm Sustainability Network
Kirkland is a pilot member of the Law Firm Sustainability Network (LFSN), a
nonprofit organization of global law firms committed to promoting the benefits
of environmental sustainability within their firms and throughout the legal
industry. The LFSN’s mission is to develop key performance indicators, foster
knowledge-sharing, develop best practice guidelines and recognize innovation
regarding environmental sustainability within the legal industry.
The LFSN allows Kirkland the opportunity to enhance its sustainability program
and act as a leader in developing best practices. Through participation in the
LFSN, Kirkland has supported the global Earth Hour Initiative to reduce power
consumption, test-piloted the LFSN’s legal industry sustainability benchmarking
standards and promoted legal industry Earth Day initiatives via social media.
GREEN AT KIRKLAND
“Kirkland is committed to enhancing the global
environment, and sustainability is a guiding principle of
our Firm. It is something we undertake as individuals, as a
Firm and on behalf of clients. ‘Going Green’ is more than
a catchphrase to us. It is core to responsible business.”
BRIGITTE WOOSTER
Chief Administrative Officer
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Kirkland pursues environmental
sustainability in all aspects of its
internal operations and client
relationships. The Firm’s
commitment to green initiatives
results not only in a reduced
environmental footprint, but also in
state-of-the-art, efficient service to
clients and a vibrant work
environment for employees. From
building design to pro bono work,
energy use to charitable giving,
sustainability is part of Kirkland’s
internal fabric.
PARTNERING FOR THE PLANET

GREENINITIATIVES
Kirkland achieved the U.S. Green Building Council’s® LEED® (Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System certification
for its Chicago and Palo Alto office interiors.
Given the structural and operational change involved in any new construction
or retrofit projects, pursuit of LEED certification requires committed leadership
at all levels of the Firm. Kirkland is proud to create office space structured with
consideration for the environment.
Chicago
Kirkland’s Chicago office achieved a LEED Silver Certification in 2010 for its
650,000-square-foot office interior. At the time of its construction, the office
was one of the largest LEED commercial interior projects in the United States.
Palo Alto
Kirkland’s Palo Alto office achieved LEED certification in 2013 for its
30,000-square-foot office interior. This state-of-the-art office space,
constructed to accommodate Kirkland’s growth and commitment to Silicon
Valley-based clients, established benchmarks for recycling waste, reducing
energy and water use, and improving air quality under the LEED program.
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The LEED green building
certification program measures
and rates the environmental
performance of buildings and
interior spaces in six categories:
sustainable sites, water efficiency,
energy and atmosphere,
materials and resources, indoor
environmental quality and
innovation in design process.
The system has served as a
foundation for many of Kirkland’s
sustainability efforts.
GREEN BUILDING
GREEN FACTS

NYC Carbon Challenge
The NYC Carbon Challenge is a
voluntary program for commercial
offices, universities and hospitals in
New York City to reduce their
building-based carbon emissions by
30 percent or more in 10 years.
Kirkland is one of 10 anchor
companies to join the Challenge and
the only participating law firm.
Kirkland’s New York office accepted
the Challenge in 2013, committing to
reduce emissions by 30 percent below
2011 levels by 2023. A mere two years
into the program, the office has
already reduced both its carbon
intensity and energy use intensity per
employee by 22 percent from 2011 base
year levels.
Data Center Efficiency Projects
Working with Hawkeye Energy
Solutions and local commercial
energy providers, Kirkland undertook
measures to significantly improve the
Firm’s data centers’ energy efficiency
in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York
and Washington, D.C., by installing a
monitoring system, upgrading the
center’s cooling system controls and
merging existing uninterruptible
power supply systems. The data
centers, which power Kirkland’s
computing operations, are one of the
largest sources of the Firm’s
electricity consumption.
Kirkland’s data center efficiency
efforts were launched in the Firm’s
Chicago office. Local utility company
Commonwealth Edison noted at the
time, “No other law firm has
undertaken such a substantial energy
reduction initiative in ComEd’s service
territory to date.” Efforts in Kirkland’s
other offices were pursued due to the
success of this initiative.
Total energy savings to date are
equivalent to the annual electricity
usage of more than 400 homes, the
annual greenhouse gases of more
than 650 cars, or the annual
greenhouse gases of more than
1,100 tons of landfill waste.
ABA-EPA Law Office Climate
Challenge Partner
The ABA-EPA Law Office Climate
Challenge is a nationwide partnership
program between the American Bar
Association and the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency to encourage law
firms to pursue sustainable office
operations. Kirkland’s Chicago office
has been recognized as a Climate
Challenge Partner in two categories:
• Best Practices for Office Paper
Management: Commitment to
environmentally responsible paper
management procedures.
• Energy Star: Commitment to
implement an energy management
strategy to reduce electricity usage
by at least 10 percent.
RESOURCE EFFICIENCY
GREEN DEDICATION
22%
reduction
in carbon and energy use
intensity per employee from 2011
base year levels.
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Reduction and Recycling Efforts
The Firm uses Energy Star-certified
office equipment and purchases
responsibly manufactured paper
products. Kirkland implemented
dual-sided printing policies in several
offices, which reduced copy paper
usage by nearly 50 percent in the past
decade, a difference in annual paper
usage equivalent to more than
8,000 trees. Materials with recycled
content — such as carpet, furniture
and office supplies — are used
throughout Kirkland’s office spaces.
The Firm recycles computer
equipment and other electronic gear
through an IT asset recovery service.
Multiple Kirkland offices provide
recycling bins at work stations and
common areas, and engage in single
stream recycling to comply with local
guidelines.
Green Office Challenge
Kirkland finished as the top-ranked
large law firm (100+ attorneys) in the
City of Chicago’s 2014 Green Office
Challenge. The Challenge, sponsored
by the mayor’s office, is an annual
competition among Chicago
businesses to reduce their
environmental impacts through
internal sustainability initiatives.
Businesses compete for points across
several categories, including energy
efficiency, recycling efforts, green
purchasing practices, employee
engagement and waste reduction.
Kirkland finished in the top 10 percent
of the more than 150 businesses that
took the Challenge.
GREENINITIATIVES
GREEN DEDICATION
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50%
reduction
in paper usage
over the past
decade
which amounts to a difference in
annual paper usage equivalent to
more than 8,000 trees.
Top 10%
finish of the more than
150 businesses that took the
Green Office Challenge in
Chicago.

• London composts its coffee grounds
through partnership with a coffee
“recycling” vendor
• Los Angeles and San Francisco
supply biodegradable silverware and
drinking glasses when disposable
supplies must be used
• Palo Alto offers preferred parking
for low-emitting and fuel-efficient
vehicles
• Palo Alto purchases 50 percent of
electricity from renewable energy
providers
• Washington, D.C., occupies a
building that was awarded an
Energy Star label in 2014 for its
operating efficiency
• Chicago repurposes printer cover
sheets into recycled notepads
• Chicago hosts farmers markets in
summer months for the enjoyment
of employees and the local
community
• Houston supplies reusable cups and
cutlery
• San Francisco composts all organic
waste
• Munich offers water and soft drinks
to staff and clients in environmentally
friendly returnable bottles
• Munich recycles broken furniture,
batteries, electric appliances and old
IT equipment
• Chicago, New York, Palo Alto and
Washington, D.C., offer shower and
storage facilities to encourage bike
riding
• New York has converted many of its
pantry supplies to sustainable
products
• Hong Kong occupies a building that
employs smart elevators that slow or
stop when not in use to conserve
energy
GLOBALLY GREEN
As a leading international law firm, Kirkland recognizes its responsibility to
reduce its environmental impact. The Firm’s commitment to sustainability is
global, and Kirkland pursues green initiatives throughout all of its offices.
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GREEN DEDICATION
50% of
electricity
used in the Palo Alto office is
purchased from renewable
energy providers.

PRO BONO ADVOCACY
Kirkland’s commitment to sustainability is intertwined with its strong pro bono
program. The Firm is proud to advocate for organizations across the United
States that support the environment.
SOURCE International
Kirkland assisted SOURCE International with its establishment as a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization for environmental and social enterprise. SOURCE is a
non-governmental organization that provides technological and scientific
support to communities facing environmental pollution and health problems
caused by extractive industries.
Sierra Leone Watershed Project Foundation
Kirkland is providing the nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, whose goal is to
bring reliable potable water sources and waste management infrastructure to
Sierra Leone, with corporate advice, including a review of formation documents
and IRS annual filing requirements, not involving third parties. Kirkland is also
assisting the client with a review of tax implications and state-specific registra-
tion requirements related to jointly organizing an online auction with another
nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.
CHARITABLE GIVING
Many green-centric
organizations have benefited
from the financial support of
the Kirkland & Ellis Foundation:
• Brooklyn Botanic Garden
• California Academy of
Sciences
• John G. Shedd Aquarium
• Keep America Beautiful
• National Audubon Society
• National Park Foundation
• The Nature Conservancy
• Rainforest Alliance
• World Wildlife Fund
To save trees, and receive future editions of this booklet electronically, please email greeninitiatives@kirkland.com.
GREENINITIATIVES

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